Tag: Muse

Le Repos (1932)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le Repos (The Rest) 1932 Oil on canvas, 46 x 46 cm Private collection, London Le Repos is a stunning and intimate depiction of Picasso’s “golden muse,” Marie-Thérèse Walter, and is among the most iconic images of his…

La Muse (1935)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La Muse (The Muse) 1935 Oil on canvas, 130 x 162 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris Returning to a peaceful climate, Picasso painted two Inspiration figures, one drawing its own reflection in the mirror, the other sleeping. The…

La sfida delle Pieridi (c.1523-1527)

Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540) La sfida delle Pieridi (The Challenge of the Pierides) c.1523–1527 Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 31 x 63 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris A rare mythological subject This small painting represents an episode reported by Ovid in…

Bella Rosenfeld

(1889–1944) Bella Rosenfeld Chagall Бэлла Розенфельд-Шагал Marc, Bella and their daughter Ida, Paris 1924. Bella in Art: Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Bella au col blanc 1917 Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris   Born December 14 1889 Vitebsk (Belarus) Died September 2 1944 Tupper Lake,…

Kiki de Montparnasse

(1901–1953) Alice Ernestine Prin Le Violon d’Ingres, photograph by Man Ray (1924) Kiki in Art: Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Testa di donna 1915 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid   Born October 2 1901 Châtillon-sur-Seine (France) Died March 23 1953 Paris (France) Occupation Actress Art Model Occupation Painter…

Parnaso (4th quarter of the 15th century)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Parnaso (Parnassus) 4th quarter of the 15th century Tempera on canvas, 159 x 192 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Commissioned during the winter of 1496–1497 by Isabelle d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539) for the decoration of her first studiolo…

Henriette Darricarrère

(1901-?) Matisse painting the model Henriette Darricarrère. Matisse drawing the model Henriette Darricarrère. Darricarrère in Art: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Coffret chinois 1922 Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Fête des fleurs 1923 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954)…

Le peintre (1934)

Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le peintre (The Painter) 1934 Oil on canvas, 98.4 x 80.3 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Picasso depicts himself standing before his model, Marie Thérèse Walter, object of his passion and persistent subject in his work for nearly…

Marie-Thérèse Walter

(1909–1977) Marie-Thérèse in Art: Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Femme allongée 1931 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires     Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Le fauteuil rouge 1931 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) Femme nue dans un fauteuil rouge 1932 Tate…